McClintock's Transposable Genetic Element Hypothesis Was That the Unstable Mutant

question 26

Short Answer

McClintock's transposable genetic element hypothesis was that the unstable mutant phenotype resulted when a ________ created a mutation by its insertion into the ________ allele and led to reversion when the expression of ________ led to its removal.

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

Theorem stating that sample means are approximately normally distributed for an infinite number of random samples drawn from a population.

Population Mean

The average value of a population's characteristics.

Non-directional

Pertaining to hypothesis testing, a hypothesis that does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship but merely asserts that a difference or relationship exists.

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis, asserting that there is a statistically significant relationship between variables.